Dried De Arbol Chiles - 1 lb

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CLD101

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$12.00

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8 units available

Description

De Arbol means “tree-like” in Spanish. The actual plant has thick woody stems that produce a narrow, curved, and bright red chile. Believed to be closely related to the Pequin chile, the De Arbol has thin flesh with a tannic, smoky-grassy flavor and searing heat. This chile has a heat range of 7.5 on the heat scale of 1–10.

A staple in Southwest kitchens, De Arbol chiles are comparable to cayenne pepper.

De Arbol chiles will last for 1–2 years when kept cool and dry in an airtight container.

While curing olives is a lengthy process, it's not particularly difficult. One of the easiest ways is by water curing, a method that requires repeated changes of fresh water to leach out the bitter components of the olives.

These water-cured olives are flavored with lemon, oregano, vinegar, chile peppers and garlic for a decidedly Mediterranean-style taste. You can easily vary the herbs & seasonings to best suit your own personal liking.

If your refrigerator doesn't already hold enough different hot sauces, here's another must-have condiment that is rapidly growing in popularity among heat-seekers.

Gochujang, a bold and spicy Korean condiment, is used to flavor many well-known Korean dishes, such as bibimbap, but it also makes a fantastic contribution to stews, soups and marinated meat dishes. Gochujang excels at making dishes spicier, due to the fiery ground chilis it contains, but it also adds a pleasing hint of sweetness which balances its heat and flavor.

The dipping sauce will work very well for other kinds of seafood, too. Try it with poultry, shrimp, or fish. It improves a bit with age, so mix it up ahead of time and store in a sealed jar in the refrigerator for two weeks or so.
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While it's highly prized in Asia and Europe,
skate is a frequently overlooked fish that is
unfamiliar to many Americans.

Skate is surprisingly inexpensive and is
often readily available in the frozen section
of well-stocked Asian markets. With a tender
texture and mild flavor, skate is an
interesting fish that is well worth seeking out.

There are many classic recipes which feature
this member of the ray family. One method
which works particularly well with skate is
poaching. It's
faster and easier than you might expect. If
you make your compound butter in advance,
you've got dinner, start to finish, in under
30 minutes.

Note: skate skin has tiny little spurs that make it painful to skin without special gloves. However, most is sold skinned.
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